Independence– Free as in Freedom, part II

A friend of mine read my first post “Independence– Free as in Freedom” and said this: “awesome blog and great post. did jack respond?” My response: “Nooo.  I think I’m unknown in the ESRI world ….  But it was a heartfelt post.  I think Jack has changed the world, but recognize it has changed him.  I’m pulling for that organization to radically re-invent itself.  The … Continue reading Independence– Free as in Freedom, part II

WordPress Country Stats, a cartographers complaint

In the category of moderately new features in WordPress, I really appreciate the new WordPress Country Stats, with the nice touch of flags of the nations, and a map.  As an inveterate map snob, however, the map drives me crazy: Why?  Because choropleth maps are bad for showing count data, unless all the polygons are the same size.  Look at the map above– France and … Continue reading WordPress Country Stats, a cartographers complaint

Independence– Free as in Freedom

I recently gave a talk on a really interesting project I’m working on, and in the process of talking to a non-technical crowd introduced Open Source using some of my favorite (borrowed) phrases, i.e. “Free not as in free beer, but free as in freedom, free as in ‘free puppy’”, which resulting in a surprisingly satisfying chuckle from the audience. What’s great about the project … Continue reading Independence– Free as in Freedom

Quick narrative on the distinction between leadership and power… .

Leadership vs. Power: Off topic here a bit.  I think this post will end up categorized as “other”… . A while back I met a fellow we’ll call Bob, who has spent a long time in the tech world, implementing, for example, some of the first closed circuit TVs for video feeds at a statehouse in the 1970s. As he tells the story, the closed … Continue reading Quick narrative on the distinction between leadership and power… .

#OGC Web Services and #Security

A while back, I had a (somewhat cryptic) post on OGC services and security.  A couple months later, I saw this post on GeoSolution’s site on GeoServer security and the ins and outs of various options, from native to proxied security.  It is quite a bit more nuanced than my own… .  I recommend you read it, even if you don’t use GeoServer– it is … Continue reading #OGC Web Services and #Security